Talk to the eldest first
Memory fades. Start with the oldest members of your family and record what they remember.
Ask good questions
- Who were your parents and grandparents?
- Where did the family live? When did it move?
- What are the stories everyone retells?
Capture approximate dates
Old records are fuzzy — a year, or "around 1950", is enough. Vansh Vriksha stores approximate dates on purpose.
Write it down today
Enter what you have now; refine later. A tree that exists beats a perfect one that never gets started.